The 2005 Toyota Matrixs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 26.3 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (24 percent), in heavy traffic (9 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2005 Toyota Matrix in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time.

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2005 Toyota Matrix

2005 Toyota Matrix Real Gas Mileage: Pros

Year

Body/Powertrain

Comment

2006

4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I44-speed automatic AWD

We purchased our Matrix NEW June of 2006, we now (21 Dec 2012) have 82,000 miles and I have monitored the mileage since we purchased the car. We get 24 in city driving and the VERY best we've got on a long freeway drive was 30mpg. Overall our mileage for the 80,000 miles is 27 which isn't great but is acceptable.
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2005 Toyota Matrix Gas Mileage (MPG)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and
where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Toyota Matrix's
real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.